Advising

Undergraduate Academic Advising

Visit the Academic Advising website to find your advsior, schedule a meeting, or learn more about the program. 

You are encouraged to consult with an academic advisor, as well as any other faculty members concerning your course of study at 新加坡六合彩开奖.

Academic Advising

As a liaison between students, the Department of Music, and Enrollment Services, the Academic Advisors can assist with:  

鈥 Semester course scheduling
鈥 Resolving academic difficulties
鈥 CAS requirements and classes
鈥 General University Requirements
鈥 General Ed. Requirements
鈥 Transfer credit explanations
鈥 Information about placement testing
鈥 Prerequisite information
鈥 Academic Petitions
鈥 Financial aid appeals
鈥 University regulations & procedures
鈥 Accurate referrals

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q: I am a new student. How do I get started and what steps should I take?

    A: See the New Student Checklist and set up a meeting with your academic advisor.

  • Q: Does 新加坡六合彩开奖 require an audition for admissions?

    A: 新加坡六合彩开奖 is an open enrollment institution, for that reason we do not require an audition as part of the admissions process. However, students must audition for placement into private lessons. Students can either sign up for one of the Music Department鈥檚 Audition Days, or can set up an individual appointment with a faculty member to audition. See the Auditions & Placement web page.

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  • Q: What is the difference between a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Music and a Bachelor of Music (BM) in Music?

    A: A Bachelor of Arts (BA) is a liberal arts degree. The term liberal arts come from the Latin artes liberals 鈥 meaning the artes (i.e. general skills) that a liberals (i.e. free person) would need in order to be a contributing member to society. In other words, the is a broader and more flexible degree program that allows students to focus their education on music, while still instilling a wide range of universal skills. These skills will help students to become life-long learners with a more widespread spectrum in terms of career paths.

    A Bachelor of Music (BM) is a professional/technical degree. In the pursuit of professional/technical degrees, students focus on honing a more specific set of specialized skills. In other words the allows students focus on the development of skills, concepts and sensitivities essential for success as a performing musician, or, students work towards a four-year degree that provides initial training for a career in teaching music.

  • Q: How do I find the requirements for my program?

     A: The Catalog is a student鈥檚 official educational agreement with the university. It lines out exactly what requirements must be met in order for a student to earn their degree. These same requirements can be found in a student鈥檚 DegreeWorks audit (available through UA Online). DegreeWorks tracks students鈥 progress toward degree completion by showing them what requirements they have completed and the requirements they still have remaining.

  • Q: How do I know what classes I should be taking and when?

    A: Set up an appointment to meet with your academic adviser. Students should be checking in with their academic adviser and faculty adviser at least once a semester to make sure they are .  

  • Q: What is the difference between an academic advisor and a faculty advisor?

     A: An academic advisor provides academic assistance to students. They help you to register for classes, monitor your academics, navigate your way through the university system, stay on track for graduation, etc.

    A faculty advisor is more of a mentor. They are a professor here at 新加坡六合彩开奖 who will help to evaluate a student鈥檚 skills within their field of study, suggest courses/opportunities that will help a student grow within his/her major, and provide feedback on growth.

  • Q: How do I register for classes?

    A: Follow the directions outlined for using the Student Schedule Planner (PDF) &/or watch the for information on how to register using the Schedule Planner. (Allows a student to register for all classes at once, and shows where to find further/more detailed video tutorials.) Or, follow the directions for Step-by-Step Online Registration (PDF). (Allows students to register on a class-by-class basis). These, and further directions, can be found under the 鈥淗ow to Register鈥 section of the Registration Guide.

  • Q: The class I need is full, how do I use/get on the waitlist?

    A: There is detailed information on using the waitlists in the Registration Guide. Click on the How to Register button, scroll to the 鈥淲aitlisting鈥 heading, and then click 鈥淲aitlisting Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)鈥 button for directions.

  • Q: When I try to register of a class I get an error message, what does it mean?

     A: There is a list of error message a student may come across, as well as their meanings, in the Registration Guide. Click on the How to Register button, scroll to the 鈥淪tep-by-Step Registration鈥 heading, and click on the 鈥淐ommon Registration Error Messages鈥 button.

     

  • Q: Private lessons courses, how do I know which I should be taking, and how do I get instructor approval in order to register?

     A: Here in the 新加坡六合彩开奖 Music Department we offer three types of lessons: (1) juried, (2) non-juried for music majors, and (3) non-juried for non-music majors. All types of lessons require department approval before a student is permitted to register. There are special forms that the Music Faculty must fill out before a student may register for lessons. The following should help determine in which type of lessons a student is interested:

      Juried Non-Juried for Music Majors Non-Juried for NON-Music Majors
    Course Numbers MUS ending in 61 or 62 (i.e. MUS A161) MUS ending in 63 (i.e. MUS A163) MUS ending in 64 (i.e. MUS A164)
    Purpose of Course For Music majors who are ready to perform For Music majors who are not ready to perform For NON-Music majors who would like lessons
    Applies toward Music Degree Requirements Yes No No
    Audition Required Yes Yes* No
    Recital attendance & Tech. hours required Yes (6 recitals & 4 hours of tech for freshmen) No No
    Instructor Approval Form Required

    *When a student auditions for juried lessons and the faculty member determines that the student鈥檚 skills are not quite up to performing the student will be instructed to register for MUS courses ending in 鈥63.鈥

    If the student wishes to take lessons at the non-juried, non-major level that does not require an audition. If a student wishes to take lessons at the juried level that would require an audition, which means (s)he would perform two selections from his/her repertoire. That could be done in an office visit, or, by signing up for one of our audition days. See the Auditions & Placement web page.

    Once the appropriate online lessons form has been completed and processed the student will receive an e-mail indicating that they can now register.

  •  Q: How much is tuition and fees?
  • Q: How do I know what books I will need?

     A: After you have registered for classes follow these directions: Login to UA Online > Student Services & Account Information > Registration > Register/Add/Drop Classes, scroll to the bottom of the screen and click the 鈥淕et Books鈥 button.

    Or Go to the Textbooks section of the Campus Bookstore鈥檚 web page and click on the 鈥淔ind your Textbooks鈥 button.

  • Q: When I transferred to 新加坡六合彩开奖 many of my Music courses transferred in as electives. Is there any way I can get those to count toward specific requirements for my major?

    A: Students can request that 新加坡六合彩开奖 consider allowing the use one (or more) of their transfer courses to meet the intent of a specific requirement (or more) here at 新加坡六合彩开奖 via an Academic Petition (which can be found on the Registrar鈥檚 Forms web page under the 鈥淒egree Services鈥 heading). Please meet with your academic adviser to discuss potential petitions.

  • Q: How do I know if I am ready to graduate?
     A: Students should meet with their academic adviser to verify that they are ready to apply to graduate.
  • Q: When and how do I apply to graduate?
     A: The graduation application deadlines are found on the Registrar鈥檚 Dates & Deadlines web page.

    The directions on how to apply to graduate can be found on the Degree Services web page.

    Should students wish to participate in the commencement ceremony they will need to acquaint themselves with the Commencement web page and RSVP to the ceremony.

Faculty Advisors

Faculty Advisors are permanent full-time faculty members well versed in degree requirements who act as your point of contact within the department on academic issues. 

Bachelor of Arts: All
Dr. John Lutterman
(907) 786-1698
jlutterman@alaska.edu

Bachelor of Music: Woodwinds, Brass & Percussion 
Linn Weeda
(907) 786-1699
lweeda@alaska.edu

Bachelor of Music: Guitar
Dr. Armin Abdihodzic
(907) 786-1554
aabdihodzic@alaska.edu

Bachelor of Music: Piano
Dr. Timothy Smith
(907) 786-1524
tcsmith@alaska.edu

Bachelor of Music: Strings
Dr. John Lutterman
(907) 786-1698

Bachelor of Music Education: Voice
Dr. Mari Hahn
(907) 786-1009
mhahn6@alaska.edu

Bachelor of Music Performance: Voice
Dr. Grant Cochran
(907) 786-1523
gcochran@alaska.edu

Unable to Contact Your Academic Advisor?

If  you are unable to make contact with the Academic Advisor for the Fine and Performing Arts, you may try contacting the Academic Advisor for the Humanities. To see a list of the other College of Arts and Sciences Advisors (and the subject areas for which they advise) please visit the College of Arts and Sciences Advising webpage.